Transactions and Collections of the American Antiquarian Society, Volume 1; Volume 9American Antiquarian Society, 1909 - United States |
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Aaron Bancroft Allen American Antiquarian Society Anne Sheldon Antiq appointed April arrived Attended Bancroft began Benjamin Heywood Born Boston Boylston Bridge brother Burnside carriage Cash paid Cash received Chaise Chandler Charles Charlestown Church twice Clock Coach Court house Court of Sessions Daniel Waldo Died dined dollars dols E. T. Andrews elected Eliza Ewers Fire Fiske Flagg Frazer Governor Grand daughter Mary Hannah horses Isaiah Thomas John Judge Bangs Lancaster Lawrence Lazell & Grafton Leominster Levi Lincoln Lincoln square Lodge Maccarty March married Mary Rebecca Mass Massachusetts Spy meeting minister Miss Calef Miss Lynde Miss Weld morning Moses Thomas October Paine Parker preached President returned from Boston returned to Boston Returned to Worcester Rode Samuel Seaver Sent Soper spent Store street Sundries Tanyard town Turnpike Directors unwell Walpole Whipple William William Stedman Worcester Bank Worcester County
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Page 343 - College, and in 1820 a member of the convention for the revision of the State Constitution. In this able and dignified body he held a conspicuous rank.
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Page 326 - LET children hear the mighty deeds, Which God performed of old ; Which in our younger years we saw, And which our fathers told. 2 He bids us make his glories known, His works of power and grace ; And we'll convey his wonders down Through every rising race. 3 Our lips shall tell them to our sons, And they again to theirs, That generations yet unborn May teach them to their heirs. 4 Thus shall they learn, in God alone Their hope securely stands, That they may ne'er forget his works, But practise his...
Page 285 - Wide as the world is thy command, Vast as eternity thy love ! Firm as a rock thy truth shall stand, When rolling years shall cease to move.
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Page 103 - He was an ardent patriot and took an active part in the Revolution ; was a member of the Congress of 1776, " the time that tried VOL. X. 9 men's souls"; was a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and served in the Revolutionary war as surgeon-general
Page 141 - ... substantial acts of beneficence, according to the ability of the society, towards those officers and their families who unfortunately may be under the necessity of receiving it." The Society of the Cincinnati thus came into being without reference to political questions, four years before the meeting of the Convention to frame the Constitution of the United States, and before political parties existed. At the meeting on May...
Page 326 - Time. 1 GOD of eternity ! from thee Did infant time its being draw ; Moments and days, and months, and years, Revolve by thine unvaried law.